newbie looking for criticism

[larkspurrr]

hey, i'm pretty new to this photography thing, and would like a bit of feedback on some of the photos ive taken so far. these are all from the digital camera that i bought a couple weeks ago, kind of only been taking pics since then (took a lot when i was a kid though, but all with my mom's crappy point and shoot...im 20 now) btw, i don't own a tripod, so i apologize for blur.

thanks a lot you guys. i'm hoping that i don't suck tooooo too much--i just want to get better

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Read here:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88193
Lots of good advice to help you.

 

[larkspurrr]

thanks for the link--it was really helpful! especially the part about just taking pics wherever you are...that's totally what i do. i walk around and take pics of whatever looks interesting, and i usually only take one (maybe 2) snaps of each. i'm going to start taking several pics of a subject with dif exposures, angles, etc (still trying to figure out exposure though...going back to barnes and noble today to read up a bit more and take a few more notes)

i actually had no idea that it was normal to take a dozen shots of one subject. i took one photo class in highschool and the parameters were so strict that one could only take one pic of a subject, so i assumed that was the norm.

again, thanks so much! i love photography!

 

[ANDS!]

Theres nothing that says you cant use your camera to take quicky shots with your camera of things you think look "cool". I do it all the time - something just catches your eye, and you dont have time (or a care) to grab the most universally appealing shot of the subject - just the one that appeals to you.

Looks like you have a good eye for finding things. If you have 20 bucks to spare, pick up Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. They should package that for folks buy their first SLR camera.

 

[sabbath999]

Welcome to the boards!

Although I personally view this site on a 24 inch screen, so your photo sizes are not a problem, I think they are too wide for some... you might want to limit your photos to no larger than 800 on the longest side.